Foshan vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	9.5M	49K

The cost of living in Foshan is 70% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 7844th and 1864th ($611 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and Vanuatu, respectively. Check China vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 3253rd and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Port Vila

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	Foshan	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$6804

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527